We've been so used to the weirdness of the island of misfit toys that is the GOP primary season that we may have missed the real story: the weirdest man in the whole race might actually be … the one not supposed to be weird. I remember vividly David Brooks' description of Romney's 2008 Convention speech as "borderline insane." His humor is, well, very Disney Channel, which is still better than Huntsman's, which is Disney Channel trying to be Spike.
I once noted that Romney made plastic look real. Dana captures one soupcon of that truth in a hilarious dispatch from what looked like an excruciating endorsement from McCain, who checked his watch during Romney's stump speech:
[Romney's] staff applauded dutifully when he got on his plane (a Miami Air 737 named “Diane” on the fuselage but labeled Hair Force One by others), and he went up and down the row congratulating each staff member with a “nice work” and a “thank you.” The grin he wore when he boarded remained throughout the flight — even when he entered and exited the lavatory.
This is a very weak candidate. Some believe that he has had trouble getting past 25 percent outside New Hampshire because of his flip-floppery or moderation. I suspect many Republican voters just realize he is their John Kerry. Because he is. Without the ideological consistency.
The Dish 